treating

/ˈtɹiːtɪŋ/

noun 3

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ADJ.

charged, effective, foolish, kind, patient, promising, proposed, used

The doctors are treating the patient with a new and promising therapy.

VERB + TREATING

am, box, can't, don't, insist, insists, keep, matches

I insist on treating myself to a nice dinner after finishing this project.

TREATING + NOUN

-, cancer, death, dinner, disease, gunshot, intimidation, people

The hospital is treating cancer patients with a new experimental drug therapy.

PREP.

on, with, with

The doctor is treating the infection with antibiotics.

ADV.

cautiously, rudely

She was treating him cautiously after their argument, unsure if he'd forgiven her.

Definitions

noun

Treatment.

[…] it would appear that before taking this precaution Mr. Bree must have had the thrift to remove a modest competency of the gold; at any rate, it was at about that time that he entered upon that memorable series of potations and treatings which is still one of the cherished traditions of the San Juan Smith country […]

The practice of men providing young women ("charity girls") with entertainment outings, gifts, etc. in exchange for companionship and intimate activity.

The electoral offence of offering an inducement such as food, drink or entertainment to a voter.

In the ensuing year [ 1804 ], in the Middlesex case, Mr. Mainwaring was charged with treating - by means of victuals supplied at an inn, at Brentford, by the order of persons proved to be his agents, and for which other persons, also proved to be his agents, had promised to pay.

Where such a combination does not exist, any amount of bribery, treating, and intimidation may be carried on with perfect impunity

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Wiktionary

In the ensuing year [ 1804 ], in the Middlesex case, Mr. Mainwaring was charged with treating - by means of victuals supplied at an inn, at Brentford, by the order of persons proved to be his agents,

Wiktionary

Where such a combination does not exist, any amount of bribery, treating, and intimidation may be carried on with perfect impunity

Wiktionary

How's the world treating you?

Tatoeba · #38927

The man was used to treating this kind of wound.

Tatoeba · #45364

They were treating me so rudely that I suddenly just lost it.

Tatoeba · #66825

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i Register

In some senses, treating is marked as historical, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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